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Not a lot of news on this railroaded Thursday, but that's never stopped us from talking hockey before:
Islanders Topics
- Ryan Strome on making a roster that is stacked down the middle: "I played center most of my time here and then the last week I played wing and I thought I played pretty well. Things change and being versatile is obviously an advantage." [Newsday]
- The Sporting News likes the Calvin de Haan contract and the rest of the Isles offseason. [Sporting News]
- What-If?-ing some worst-case scenarios heading into next season. [Islanders Insight]
- Did you join this week's retro game thread (1982 clincher vs. Canucks) last night? Yes? Thank you. No? You missed out. [LHH]
Sweet artifacts:
@NYIslanders Stanley Cup clinchers in 80 & 81 #islestixstub #isles pic.twitter.com/1r75btn3CC
— Schark22 (@Schark22) July 15, 2014
Elsewhere...but Nowhere
- The Blues also have a lot of centers now, which means options for the talkative Ken Hitchcock. [NHL]
- Yet another team deep at center, Montreal has some cautionary examples from its past where dealing from that surplus hurt. (Turgeon being the most notable, but also ... ye gods, I forgot they dumped Mike Ribeiro for the ghost of the shell of Janne Niinimaa.) [Habs Eyes on the Prize]
- Story (and source) that should shock no one: Former ref Paul Stewart on a rookie Eric Lindros being a dick (and Stewart admitting that it affected how he called play!). [HuffPo, amplified at Deadspin]
- Having struck out on bigger targets, David Poile is playing "small ball" in Nashville. [NHL]
- Okay, so Sidney Crosby doesn't require surgery...yet. [Post-Gazette]
- Speaking of the Penguins, they have a lot of young blueline chips with openings to fill. [Post-Gazette]
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Mikhail Grigorenko achieves self-awareness. [NHL]
- Not hockey: Well, marijuana is legal in Colorado, so let's see if it improves the experience of attending a Rockies game. [SB Nation]